Guggenheim: Sale of CAFD, NYLD cast doubt on the yieldco space
A research note by Guggenheim Securities says that the recents sales of NRG Yield and 8point3 Energy Partners show how difficult it has been for investors to accurately value yieldcos, and undermines confidence.
sPower uses renewable portfolio to close $421 million bond deal
All new project development will be funded by incremental proceeds from this refinancing of previous bank loans, which totaled $300 million medium-term loans.
Enphase share sale raises $20 million
The California-headquartered microinverter specialist announces private equity offering of 9,523,809 shares that have been sold to Chilean entrepreneur Isidoro Quiroga.
Connecticut Green Bank closes on 200th C-PACE project
The program has now financed nearly 25 MW of solar in the state.
Report: Venture capitalists fall in love with battery storage
According to a report released by Mercom Capital, venture capital firms showered battery storage companies with money to the tune of $714 million last year.
2018 outlook: Resilient investors cautiously optimistic for new year
In this analysis, Jason Steinberg of CohnReznick Capital looks at the expected impacts of both the Section 201 tariffs and tax reform – including the BEAT provision – on renewable energy investment.
kWh Analytics, Coronal close the first solar revenue put
The company says that the new product has the ability to reduce up to 5 cents per watt in financing costs.
Sunlight Financial secures $400 million annually for solar loans
Technology Credit Union will commit $400 million annually for residential solar loans, as part of an extension of its partnership with Sunlight Financial.
New online solar tools
In this guest post Bentham Paulos brings you some of the top new online tools for the solar industry, including irradition maps, decision tools and finance simulators.
Taxing times
Solar and U.S. tax reform: The solar and wind industries largely dodged the bullet in the process of U.S. tax reform. But there will still be impacts on renewable energy project finance, which are many and complex, and it is hard to say what the final end-market impact will be.
